Focus on Namibia Following Discovery of Oil

Climate and the Environment, Headline, Southern Africa

Namib­ia Strikes First Oil  Namib­ia, a nation of about 3 mil­lion peo­ple in South­ern Africa, wants to start pro­duc­ing its own oil in four years. This news comes after Shell, a British multi­na­tion­al oil and gas com­pa­ny struck the country’s first off­shore oil dis­cov­ery at the Graff‑1 well. Hailed as the “final fron­tier” of oil exploration…

In Case You Missed It: 11/30/15 — 12/6/15

Central Africa, East Africa, In Case You Missed It, North Africa, Regions, Southern Africa, Topics, West AfricaLeave a comment

The most impor­tant in this week’s head­lines out of and con­cern­ing Africa, for those who need help catch­ing up. This week, the Africa Pavil­ion at COP21 kicks off, Chi­na gives $60 bil­lion in aid to Africa, and Libya takes steps towards peace. Africa Pavil­ion at COP21 Begins A pan­el com­prised of African heads of state, government…